In her beautiful new memoir, BRILLIANT DISGUISE, Susan Kellam wraps her own rock-and-roll odyssey around her journey to understand family upheaval. Originally from Baltimore, Kellam's story is rooted in the city, demonstrating the way the place served as the backdrop for difficult times and, simultaneously, as the place...
We're thrilled to bring back Poets in the Gardens to host former Ivy bookseller Ag in celebration of his poetry chapbook, blood physical surgical sacrifices! Join us for an afternoon of poetry and conversation surrounded by the green of the gardens, where Ag will read and discuss his...
Bird in Hand is thrilled to welcome 'Pemi Aguda in celebration of her stunning debut short story collection, GHOSTROOTS! In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by...
Have you spent a summer day at Rehoboth Beach, or heard of this famed beach town in southern Delaware? Were you ever... thinking about history when spending a summer day at Rehoboth Beach? In Queering Rehoboth Beach, historian and educator James Sears charts the evolution of the beach...
The new monthly comedy series continues at Bird in Hand, hosted and curated by the one & only Satarah Fisher! This month's featured comedians: Michael Furr, Elizabeth Norman, & Adam Freesman. Join us at 6pm to hear the featured comedians, or at 7pm for the free open mic!...
Celebrating the poignant, hilarious summer novel DAD CAMP with Evan S. Porter in conversation with Matthew Norman! DAD CAMP follows a loving dad who drags his eleven-year-old daughter to “father-daughter week” at a remote summer camp, their last chance to bond before he loses her to teenage girlhood...
Join us on July 13th from 8-10AM (extended hours!) to get crafty with marshmallows and toothpicks! Plus, stick around for lawn games! Click here to RSVP!
Join Washington Writers' Publishing House (WWPH) on the back patio at The Ivy to toast the winner of the the Biennial WWPH Translation Series, Aguas/Waters by Miguel Avero! It's a real treat that both author and translator will be present for this happy hour and book signing, so...
You're invited to a conversation about debut novels, young people finding meaning in their lives, questions of family and responsibility, and-- engaging summer reading! Noa Silver's new novel, CALIFORNIA DREAMING, is a coming-of-age story between the Occupy and #MeToo movements and against the backdrop of the 2016 election...
You asked, we answered! Presenting The Ivy's first ever Yappy Hour, an outdoor happy hour with refreshments and books for humans and pups alike! Bring your canine buds (on leashes, please!) to our spacious gardens to socialize... and maybe even make a new human friend, while browsing tales...
Thank you so much to our city! Such fun news that we were named Best of Baltimore. We’re really honored. Let's celebrate! Join us in the gardens for a book bundle raffle, lawn games, and (drum roll please) free treats from our neighbors at Tropicool! The very best...
